Holsworthy vs Minto Heights
Holsworthy is the younger of the two, with a median age of 31 against 44 in Minto Heights. In both, most households own their home, the large majority of homes are detached houses, and most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Minto Heights: a median of $2.57 million, against $1.25 million in Holsworthy, though rent is higher in Holsworthy. On these figures, Holsworthy tends to suit young adults and buyers on a tighter budget, while Minto Heights suits older residents.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Holsworthy
ahead on 4 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (9 vs 0)
- has more childcare (8 vs 0)
- has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
- But Minto Heights has more separate houses rather than flats (102% vs 80%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Holsworthy
ahead on 2 of the 2 things we measure here
- has cheaper houses ($1,252,500 vs $2,567,500)
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (20% vs 28%)
Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.
Renters
They split
one each way, out of the 3 things we measure here
- Holsworthy has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 12%)
- Minto Heights has cheaper rent ($430/wk vs $515/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Minto Heights
ahead on 3 of the 3 things we measure here
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
- has a shorter drive in (53 min vs 99 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (57.6 km vs 60.6 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Minto Heights
ahead on 2 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (16/100 vs 0/100)
- has more residents already 65 and over (24% vs 5%)
- But Holsworthy carries lower crime risk (35/100 vs 87/100)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Holsworthy and Minto Heights drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Holsworthy has more residents (5,657 vs 384); Minto Heights skews older (44 vs 31).
| Holsworthy | Minto Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,657 +93% vs other | 384 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +3.3% | +1.9% |
| Median age | 31 | 44 |
| Median household income | $133,692/yr +15% vs other | $113,256/yr |
| Median weekly rent | $515/wk +17% vs other | $430/wk |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.6%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (16.2%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (8.2%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Holsworthy | Minto Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,252,500 | $2,567,500 |
| Median unit price | — same for both | |
| Median land price | $1,410,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 35 days from 13 sales | — |
Zoning mix
Minto Heights has more land zoned for conservation (42% vs 4%).
| Holsworthy | Minto Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure and transport | 96% | 4% |
| Parks and recreation | 0% | 54% |
| Environmental | 4% | 42% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Holsworthy | Minto Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,788 across Campbelltown (NSW) same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +48% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Holsworthy | Minto Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.0% $810/wk on $1.43M | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Holsworthy | Minto Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 64% of NSW | Higher than 91% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 90% of NSW | Higher than 78% of NSW |
| Schools | Higher than 88% of NSW | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 43% of NSW | Higher than 66% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 71% of NSW | Higher than 11% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 85% of NSW | Higher than 74% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 85% of NSW | Higher than 68% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 20% of NSW | — |
Liveability
Minto Heights is more walkable (16 vs 0).
| Holsworthy | Minto Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | — |
| Score | 55/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | very advantaged area decile 10/10 | advantaged area decile 7/10 |
Risk profile
Minto Heights carries more crime risk (87 vs 35); Holsworthy carries more bushfire risk (78 vs 32).
| Holsworthy | Minto Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | High 78/100 | Low 32/100 |
| Crime | Low 35/100 | High 87/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 0 within 5 km | 9 within 5 km |
Schools
| Holsworthy | Minto Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 4 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 9.8 km | 1 Western Sydney University - Campbelltown, 7.1 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 2.4% | 1.0% |
Schools in Holsworthy
- Holsworthy Public School Government · Primary above peers
- St Christopher's Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Holsworthy High School Government · Secondary at peers
- Aspect Macarthur School, Holsworthy Independent · Primary · Special school
Schools in Minto Heights
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Holsworthy | Minto Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Parks & reserves | 9 | 0 |
| Childcare | 8 | 0 |
| GPs | 1 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 2 | 0 |
| Beaches | 1 | 0 |
| Waterways | 20 | 3 |
Mobility
Holsworthy sits further from the CBD (60.6 km vs 57.6 km).
| Holsworthy | Minto Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 0/100 | 16/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 60.6 km +5% vs other | 57.6 km |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 99 min | 53 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.2% postcode 2173 | 0.8% postcode 2566 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 47 postcode 2173 | 59 postcode 2566 |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (44.9%).
Setting
| Holsworthy | Minto Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 139 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 108 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 17.8 km 4.3 km to a named beach | 23.0 km 4.3 km to a named beach |
NBN connectivity
| Holsworthy | Minto Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 75/100 | 57/100 |
| Most common technology | Hybrid fibre-coaxial | Fibre to the node |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 14% 1,686 premises | 21% 150 premises |
Climate
| Holsworthy | Minto Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 1,038 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | — same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | — same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Holsworthy | Minto Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 5.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 14.8 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.97 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Holsworthy | Minto Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,443/yr same for both | |
| Council | Campbelltown (NSW) same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Holsworthy | Minto Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Macarthur same for both | |
| Member | Mike Freelander same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Holsworthy | Minto Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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